York promotes Sustainable Development Goals, inclusive insurance at Consortium of Excellence

York professors played vital roles at the Consortium of Excellence for the 17 Goals (C-17), which serves as the hub for academia, industry and governments from around the world to promote and achieve the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). Spearheaded by the Risk and Insurance Studies Centre (RISC), the consortium is a recently […]

That sinking feeling: Are ice roads holding up under January’s unseasonable warmth?

Media release from January 12, 2023 Vital winter ice road infrastructure may be cracking and sinking under the load of an unseasonably warm start to the new year across Europe and North America, a trend York University Associate Professor Sapna Sharma and team has detailed in a recent study. The research warns that ice roads, […]

Faculty of Graduate Studies names Sapna Sharma recipient of Postdoctoral Supervisor Award

Faculty of Science Associate Professor in the Department of Biology, Sapna Sharma, received the 2022 Supervisor of the Year award from the Faculty of Graduate Studies (FGS) at a council ceremony on Dec. 1. FGS bestows the award annually on an individual who has demonstrated outstanding support for postdoctoral scholars at York University, exceeding general […]